Happy Easter!

Happy Easter Everyone! What a wonderful Easter weekend we had!

With the weather in Ontario being so amazing this Easter, we enjoyed our first ever Easter egg hunt outdoors at Grandma and Papa Ireland's on Good Friday. Usually we are battling muddy ground, snow piles and cold weather at Easter.
Brycen loved the egg hunt. Usually he follows behind Zack and gets the 'leftovers' but it was such a big area at the farm that he could go wherever he wanted and got lots of great treats.


My nephew Mac was part of the Easter egg hunt too and he was, by far, the cutest, most photogenic egg hunter I've ever seen!

Zack was the fastest egg hunter...and the had the most to show for it too!

Cameron didn't really hunt for any eggs but enjoyed hanging out with Papa and shake the eggs. He got so excited and was so cute to watch.

Cameron decorated his first Easter eggs with Edith, our exchange student. He really just wanted to eat the crayons though!!!

Zack was very excited about decorating eggs this year and told us how what colours to mix together to make which colours...such a smart boy...takes after his mom of course!!!

Brycen loved decorating eggs...such a little Picaso!

Let the hunt begin!

Cameron loved finding the big plastic eggs....okay let's be honest, he loved finding the candy ones too but I didn't let him have those after he snuck the first jelly bean and made a gooey mess of it!!!! The rest of his were plastic filled with Gerber puffs. He loves those too!!!


I LOVE the light in this picture... and the boy in it too!!!

March Break 2010

Welcome Spring...the Tummers Boys are so glad you are here!!!

I know this picture looks like Cameron is in baby jail....and lately he's so busy I've wondered about putting him in one....however this is Cameron's first experience walking outdoors...and he LOVED it!!!




But as always it is easier to army crawl than walk so down he went and off exploring on the deck. Watch out for the slivers little man!!!!


The big boys have been enjoying the outdoors too. Their latest 'game' is Star Wars and here is Captain Zack up in his command post.


Commander Brycen is on the ground taking directions and then he'll head over to the space ship (aka the playground tree house) and start the battle!!!


Today we took a trip to the Mountsberg Conservation Area's Mapletown celebration. Cameron LOVED the pancakes the best!!!


The boys learned how trees are tapped and where the sap comes from.

They also got a chance to try the sap and were pretty surprised how 'blah' it was!!!


They also saw the tools used to tap the trees and even tried them out.


Cameron just took it all in....what a cool kid!!!!


Mommy and Cameron had a great time in the sun....what a great day it was!

Later the big boys burned off their pancake lunch with a play in the very dusy but very fun play area built in the haymow area of the barn.






We just had to take this picture. The conservation area is located on the Cameron family homestead.

More Birthday Pictures

Happy Birthday Cameron and Cole!
I love these mirror shots. They give me a great visual of what life could have been like. Miss you lots little birthday angel!


Cameron and Cole's birthday cake...it was supposed to be angel food cake with butterflies (they've become symbolic of Cole for us)...but the store was out of angel food cake...and I am way to lazy to make one from scratch!


This cake was made by one of my students...isn't it cute!
Cameron could hardly wait to get his hands on it!


and it tasted GREAT!!!!

And the best part....presents...or rather the wrapping they come in!!!!

Happy Birthday Sweet Miracle Boys!

Wow, a year has gone by already....feels like just yesterday that I was so full of mixed emotions about this day. I'd say it's gone by quickly but truly it hasn't. Maybe that's because I treasured each and every moment with this little miracle who almost didn't get to be here to have this special birthday with us.
I am posting a few pics of the celebration from last weekend with the Ireland gang and will post more pics of today and tomorrow (when our friends come over) later in the weekend.
I thought I'd add the link to my other blog here as the other emotions about today are there along with a piece I wrote for the boys...a powerful one I think that is not full of sadness but honesty and hope...this blog is just for photos and joyful thoughts today!!!


I'm hoping this video will work...not sure the others I posted lately can be viewed...blogger seems to have issues lately.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMERON AND COLE, WE LOVE YOU BOTH SO MUCH!!!!

Our own Tim the Tool Man (AKA Brycen) appeared beside Daddy one day to help fix the dishwasher dragging his own toolbox.

He was quite funny to watch....



Cameron has been very active lately. He is getting so brave....

And he decided to get out of the chair himself...

Not so sucessfully...


But off he goes anyway!!!

He is now pulling to stand completely on his own...and nothing is safe now!!!

Cameron is really on the move lately too. He still army crawls most of the time but he is starting to get up on all fours. The greatest success he has with this is when he's crawling with bare legs.....


He even has a speed wobble in there!!! I laugh each time a watch this and I laugh each day with this precious little boy. What absolute joy he brings to our lives!!!

Winter Fun!

A few weeks ago we packed our crew up and headed into Stratford to go tobogganing at a local highschool. It was not only Cameron's first experience in a sleigh but also Brycen's first time on a big hill. He was scared at first and rode with Edith (our exchange student) or with Geoff.



Zack is an old pro at tobogganing... he gets to practice each day on his crazy carpet at school. He was very excited to be going down such a HUGE hill!!!


So excited...and so cold!!!


Cameron seemed to enjoy his sleigh ride and watched from the top of the hill while we all took turns. He was so calm and quiet but grinned and laughed when we pulled him around.

Brycen's first trip on his own....and yes that is a mix of excitement, fear and my smile is frozen to my face!!!

Cameron's baptism....only a few months late in posting!!!

On November 15th Cameron was baptized at our church in Monkton by our dear friend Rev. Theresa MacDonald-Lee.


Our dear friend (and amazing daycare provider) Cheryl is also our church elder so she took part in the service as well.


Theresa is also the minister who helped us honor our twins back in May with a very touching goodbye and blessing for Cole and a welcoming and dedication for Cameron. Cameron's Godparents Charlotte and Kerry Myers were able to be at that service and we felt that was his true baptism, his true welcoming into God's family but we also needed to complete this formal service as well.



Cheryl is very special and important to all of us, especially our boys and she enjoyed showing Cameron, at her first baptism since becoming an elder, off to the congregation.

Meeting the children of our congregation.